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Lessons learned from piloting mHealth informatics practice curriculum into a medical elective.

ABSTRACT: Introduction:This case study reports the development and delivery of an mHealth elective piloted for first-year undergraduate medical students at Monash University (Australia) and the lessons learned by designers. Results:The students were not as adept at using mHealth devices as the literature had predicted. Expert speakers using mHealth for practice perceptibly engaged students. Force-field analysis was a useful basis for devising end-user evaluative research tools for practice. Combining small- and large-group discussions with eLearning discussions promoted student engagement with new concepts and associated jargon. Assessment by mHealth informatics champions supported the students' independent learning. Lessons learned:Promotion of mHealth curriculum must be transparent and clear. Our elective delivery was hampered by a lack of suitable mobile device ownership and limited availability of useful, free apps. Technological jargon required clarification. Educators require particular mHealth informatics and educational expertise to support mHealth pedagogies. This learning helps to prepare medical curriculum designers for addressing evolving mHealth practice horizons.

SUBMITTER: Fernando J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7646857 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lessons learned from piloting mHealth informatics practice curriculum into a medical elective.

Fernando Juanita J Lindley Jennifer J

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 20180401 4

<h4>Introduction</h4>This case study reports the development and delivery of an mHealth elective piloted for first-year undergraduate medical students at Monash University (Australia) and the lessons learned by designers.<h4>Results</h4>The students were not as adept at using mHealth devices as the literature had predicted. Expert speakers using mHealth for practice perceptibly engaged students. Force-field analysis was a useful basis for devising end-user evaluative research tools for practice. ...[more]

PMID: 29024956

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Lessons learned from piloting mHealth informatics practice curriculum into a medical elective.

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